(びぼうろく)

びぼうろく
noun
memorandum; reminder note; aide-mémoire
1. memorandum; reminder note; memo
A written record made so as not to forget something. Can refer to a physical notebook, a document, or a digital note kept as a personal reminder.
備忘録(びぼうろく)をつける。
To keep a memo.
会議(かいぎ)内容(ないよう)備忘録(びぼうろく)にまとめた。
I summarized the contents of the meeting in a memorandum.
(わす)れないうちに備忘録(びぼうろく)()()めておこう。
Let me jot it down in my memo before I forget.
ブログに旅行(りょこう)備忘録(びぼうろく)として写真(しゃしん)()せた。
I posted photos on my blog as a travel memo.

Literally "record for preparing against forgetting" — a somewhat formal or literary word for a memorandum or reminder note. In modern usage, often used as a blog title or subtitle meaning "notes to self."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 備忘録(びぼうろく)をつける: to keep a memo
  • 備忘録(びぼうろく)()く: to write in a memo
  • 備忘録(びぼうろく)として: as a memorandum
  • 備忘録(びぼうろく)(のこ)す: to leave a record

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • メモ: memo — casual, everyday equivalent
  • (おぼ)()き: memorandum — similar formality, slightly more personal
  • 手控(てびか)え: personal notes — kept for one's own reference

FORMATION:
() (prepare) + (ぼう) (forget) + (ろく) (record) — a record prepared against forgetting.